Doc Watson - Banks of the ohio
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Title: Banks Of The Ohio
Artist: DocWatson & Bill Monroe, https://youtu.be/7C3r9PnoNTw
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Time: 3/4, Tempo: Q=120
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. Eighths are marked '+'.
Play the 6th string bass in the F chord with thumb-fretting.
Capo: 2, optionally
[Verse]
C G
E|-------------0---|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|-1---------------|
B|-----1---1-------|-----------------|-----1---1--h3---|-3---------------|-----3---3-------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
A|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|
E|---------3-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
C F
E|-----1---3---3---|-0---------------|-----0---0--h3---|-3---------------|-----0---1--h3---|-1---------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----3-------3---|
A|---------2-------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3-------0-------|---------0-------|
E|-3---------------|---------3-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|-----------------|-1---------------|
C G C
E|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----1---1--h3---|-----------------|-----3---3---3---|-1---------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|
E|-1-------1-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|
[Chorus]
C + + + + + + + + + + + G + + + +
E|-------------------0-----|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----1--------1-----------|-------------------------|----1--------1-----3-----|-3-----------------------|
G|----------0-----0-----0--|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----------0-----0-----0--|----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------------|
A|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------------0-----|
E|-------------3-----------|-------------3-----------|-------------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------|
And "Darlin', say that you'll be mine";
+ + + + + + + + + + + C + + + +
E|-------------------0-----|-1-----------------------|----1--------3--3----p0--|-------------------------|
B|----3--------3-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------0-----0-----0--|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----------0--------------|----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|-------0-----------------|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2-----|
A|-2-----------------2-----|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-3-----------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------3-----------|
In our home we'll happy be,
+ + + + + + + + + + + F + + + +
E|----0--------0-h3-----3--|-------------------------|----0--------1-h3-----1--|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------0-----0--------|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----------0--------------|----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|
A|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
E|-------------3-----------|-------------3-----------|-------------------------|-1-----------------------|
Down beside where the waters flow,
+ + + + C + + + + G + + + C + + + +
E|----------------------0--|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----1--------1-h3--------|-------------------------|----3--------3--3--------|-1-----------------------|
G|----------2--------------|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----------0-----------0--|----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|-------3-----------3-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------------------------|-------2-----------2-----|
A|-------------0-----------|-3-----------------------|-2-----------0-----2-----|-3-----------------------|
E|-1-----------------------|-------------3-----------|-------3-----------------|-------------3-----------|
On the banks of the Ohio."
[Lyrics]
I asked my love to take a walk,
Just a little way's with me.
An' as we walked, Then we would talk
All about our wedding day.
I took her by her pretty white hand,
I led her down the banks of sand,
I plunged her in Where she would drown,
An' watched her as she floated down.
Returnin' home between twelve and one,
Thinkin', Lord, what a deed I've done;
I'd killed the girl I love, you see,
Because she would not marry me.
The very next day, at half past four,
The sheriff walked right to my door;
He says, "Young man, Don't try to run.
You'll pay for this awful crime you've done"
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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